It all started innocently enough.
Clay Aiken co-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly Friday morning. We assume the American Idol runner-up was simpy playing around when he stuck his hand over the mouth of Kelly Ripa – but Kelly saw nothing funny about the incident.
Our gal responded: “I don’t know where that hand has been!”
It was a seemingly innocuous remark, especially coming from the (beautiful) mouth of a mother of three kids during cold and flu season.
Tell that to Rosie O’Donnell, however. Reviewing the incident on The View today, Rosie claimed:
“To me that was a homophobic remark … If that was a straight man, if that was a cute man, if that was a guy that she didn’t question his sexuality, she would have said a different thing. I was very offended by that … I guarantee, if that was Mario Lopez, she would not have said the same thing.”
Such an absurd statement prompted Ripa to call into the show to defend herself, saying she has no fear of gays.
“You have to be more responsible,” she told Rosie. “Not everybody is homophobic.”
Amen, Kel! We’re sure Lindsay Lohan isn’t. She’d probably take it from any guy.